The Wisconsin mens tennis team captured its first Big Ten Conference dual victory of the season on Sunday, as it upset No. 75 Purdue in a 5-2 decision, at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium. UW improved its record to 6-9 on the season and 1-3 in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers dropped to 6-9 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

Sophomores Ward Bortz and Mark Weinig took down Paul Rose and Warren Scott, 8-7 (8), in the tiebreaker at the third slot.

In singles, Wisconsin took four of the six match-ups. Finishing first for the UW, Hippee handled Chatterjee 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot. He was followed by Bortz, who tackled Robinson 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4.